AutoComplete Release Notes
*** version 2.6.0 ***
* AutoComplete has a new required dependency on YAHOO.util.DataSource,
and the class YAHOO.widget.DataSource has been deprecated. As a result,
the following YAHOO.widget.DataSource properties have been ported to YAHOO.widget.AutoComplete:
- queryMatchCase
- queryMatchContains
- queryMatchSubset
* The following YAHOO.widget.DS_XHR properties have been deprecated in favor of
the new customizeable YAHOO.widget.AutoComplete method generateRequest:
- scriptQueryParam
- scriptQueryAppend
* The YAHOO.widget.DS_XHR property responseStripAfter has been deprecated in favor
of the new customizeable YAHOO.util.DataSource method doBeforeParseData.
* Now always fires either dataReturnEvent or dataErrorEvent upon a DataSource
response, whether container opens or not due to instance losing focus.
* Added textboxChangeEvent and containerPopulateEvent Custom Events.
* As a convenience, the formatResult() method now receives a third parameter which
is the query matching string for the result.
* In order to eliminate certain race conditions with the typeAhead feature, added
typeAheadDelay of default 0.5.
* Added new method filterResults() for an easily customizeable local string-
matching algorithm.
* The dataRequestEvent now passes along the request as well as the query string.
* The style list-style:none has been set in the default CSS.
*** version 2.5.2 ***
* Empty responses of TYPE_FLAT no longer open empty container.
* Mac FF no longer submits form on enter-to-select suggestion.
*** version 2.5.1 ***
* No changes.
*** version 2.5.0 ***
* Fixed bug where Mac users were not able to input "&" or "(" characters.
*** version 2.4.0 ***
* Support for YUI JSON Utility.
* The allowBrowserAutocomplete property now supports cases when the user navigates
away from page via mean other than a form submission.
* Added support for integration with the Get Utility, for proxyless data
retrieval from dynamically loaded script nodes.
* Typing 'Enter' to select item no longer causes automatic form submission on
Mac browsers.
*** version 2.3.1 ***
* AutoComplete no longer throw a JavaScript error due to an invalid or
non-existent parent container. While a wrapper DIV element is still expected in
order to enable skinning (see 2.3.0 release note), a lack of such will not
cause an error.
* When suggestion container is collapsed, Mac users no longer need to type
Enter twice to submit input.
*** version 2.3.0 ***
* Applied new skinning model. Please note that in order to enable skinning,
AutoComplete now expects a wrapper DIV element around the INPUT element and the
container DIV element, in this fashion:
<div id="myAutoComplete">
<input type="text" id="myInput">
<div id="myContainer"></div>
</div>
* The default queryDelay value has been changed to 0.2. In low-latency
implementations (e.g., when queryDelay is set to 0 against a local
JavaScript DataSource), typeAhead functionality may experience a race condition
when retrieving the value of the textbox. To avoid this problem, implementers
are advised not to set the queryDelay value too low.
* Fixed runtime property value validation.
* Implemented new method doBeforeSendQuery().
* Implemented new method destroy().
* Added support for latest JSON lib http://www.json.org/json.js.
* Fixed forceSelection issues with matched selections and multiple selections.
* No longer create var oAnim in global scope.
* The properties alwaysShowContainer and useShadow should not be enabled together.
* There is a known issue in Firefox where the native browser autocomplete
attribute cannot be disabled programmatically on input boxes that are in use.
**** version 2.2.2 ***
* No changes.
*** version 2.2.1 ***
* Fixed form submission in Safari bug.
* Fixed broken DS_JSArray support for minQueryLength=0.
* Improved type checking with YAHOO.lang.
*** version 2.2.0 ***
* No changes.
*** version 0.12.2 ***
* No changes.
*** version 0.12.1 ***
* No longer trigger typeAhead feature when user is backspacing on input text.
*** version 0.12.0 ***
* The following constants must be defined as static class properties and are no longer
available as instance properties:
YAHOO.widget.DataSource.ERROR_DATANULL
YAHOO.widget.DataSource.ERROR_DATAPARSE
YAHOO.widget.DS_XHR.TYPE_JSON
YAHOO.widget.DS_XHR.TYPE_XML
YAHOO.widget.DS_XHR.TYPE_FLAT
YAHOO.widget.DS_XHR.ERROR_DATAXHR
* The property minQueryLength now supports zero and negative number values for
DS_JSFunction and DS_XHR objects, to enable null or empty string queries and to disable
AutoComplete functionality altogether, respectively.
* Enabling the alwaysShowContainer feature will no longer send containerExpandEvent or
containerCollapseEvent.
**** version 0.11.3 ***
* The iFrameSrc property has been deprecated. Implementers no longer need to
specify an https URL to avoid IE security warnings when working with sites over
SSL.
*** version 0.11.0 ***
* The method getListIds() has been deprecated for getListItems(), which returns
an array of DOM references.
* All classnames have been prefixed with "yui-ac-".
* Container elements should no longer have CSS property "display" set to "none".
* The useIFrame property can now be set after instantiation.
* On some browsers, the unmatchedItemSelectEvent may not be fired properly when
delimiter characters are defined.
* On some browsers, defining delimiter characters while enabling forceSelection
may result in unexpected behavior.
*** version 0.10.0 ***
* Initial release
* In order to enable the useIFrame property, it should be set in the
constructor.
* On some browsers, defining delimiter characters while enabling forceSelection
may result in unexpected behavior.
